“Want to do something about it?”: Black Women’s Activism in the Era of the Equal Rights Amendment
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Authors
Kozar, Amanda
Issue Date
2017-08-01
Type
thesis_campus
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Keywords
Women's History
Alternative Title
Women's History Theses
Abstract
White-dominated feminist groups were hard-pressed to build racially diverse organizations in the 1970s. To understand this lack of diversity and understanding across racial lines, this paper examines the activities of three Black women’s activist organizations during the era of the campaign for the Equal Rights Amendment. This paper urges white-dominated feminist organizations to use an intersectional approach as they continue to develop their feminism.